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Honey extension loses 3 million Chrome users after being exposed for shady tactics

Honey extension loses 3 million Chrome users after being exposed for shady tactics – 9to5Google

PayPal’s Honey has been a massively popular Chrome extension for years, promising to find coupon codes and save consumers money, all without costing a dime. However, a recent video exposed shady tactics by Honey, and has led to over 3 million Chrome users uninstalling the extension.

When Good Extensions Go Bad

When Good Extensions Go Bad: Takeaways from the Campaign Targeting Browser Extensions – thehackernews.com

News has been making headlines over the weekend of the extensive attack campaign targeting browser extensions and injecting them with malicious code to steal user credentials. Currently, over 25 extensions, with an install base of over two million users, have been found to be compromised, and customers are now working to figure out their exposure

Microsoft Wants to Replace Your Passwords With Passkeys

Microsoft Wants to Replace Your Passwords With Passkeys, and They Might be Onto Something – By Timothy Jacob Hudson How-To Geek
Microsoft has recently confirmed that they will gradually put out an update that aims to use third-party providers to replace passwords with passkey. If you aren’t sure what exactly that entails, you aren’t alone. Here’s what this change will mean for you and your passwords.

Ditch your old passwords: These companies offer passkey support right now – By Stephen Perkins Android Police
When passkeys were announced in 2022 as a password replacement, no one knew how quickly the tech industry would adopt the concept. Passwords are still common for many online accounts, and replacing them on a whim is challenging. As a middle ground between passwords and passkeys, we rely on password managers for Android phones and iPhones.

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